enchantment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɛn-/ (General-American)
- /ɛn-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪnˈt͡ʃænt.mənt/ (General-American)
- /ən-/ (General-American)
- /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt.mənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ən-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Middle English enchauntement, from Old French enchantement.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of enchanting or the feeling of being enchanted.
I see now that it's all enchantment in this house; for the last time, on this very spot where I am now, I got ever so many thumps and thwacks without knowing who gave them to me, or being able to see anybody; and now this head is not to be seen anywhere about, though I saw it cut off with my own eyes and the blood running from the body as if from a fountain.
1885, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, “Which Treats of the Heroic and Prodigious Battle Don Quixote had with Certain Skins of Red Wine, and Brings the Novel of ‘The Ill-advised Curiosity’ to a Close”, in John Ormsby, transl., The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha […] In Four Vols, volume II, London: Smith, Elder & Co. […], →OCLC, part I, page 175:
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(countable, uncountable) Something that enchants; a magical spell.
Bodin, the medieval demonographer, enumerates various methods of producing anaphrodisiac effects by enchantments.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 89:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inchantment | alternative | lexicographic | |
| enchantments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
neuroenchantment · overenchantment · disenchantment
Hyponyms
Relateds
Synonyms
wanga · conjuration · makutu · spell · bewitchment · dwimmer · hex · obeah · incantation · spellword · spell · ensorcellment · magic · enchanting · witchery · cantrip · charm · bewitching · bewitchment · craft · spellcasting · incantation · rune · mojo · witching · pishogue · chantment · ensorcellment · enchantment · hex · enchantment · fascination · magic spell · incantation
Translations (64)
gl meigallo (something that enchants) · cmn 魔法 (something that enchants) · de Zauber (something that enchants) · pt encantamento (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · bg магия (something that enchants) · ro încântare (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · ru ма́гия (something that enchants) · fr enchantement (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · gl encantamento (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · hu elragadtatás (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · hy թովք (something that enchants) · tr büyülem (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · hu varázslat (something that enchants) · hy թովչանք (something that enchants) · ja 魅力 (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · hu elvarázsoltság (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · fi lumo (something that enchants) · hu bűvölet (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · es encantamiento (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · ca encanteri (something that enchants) · enm enchauntement (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · hu igézet (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · ro delectare (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · ru очарова́ние (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · es encanto (something that enchants) · fr ensorcellement (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · gl feitizo (something that enchants) · ro desfătare (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · hu bűbáj (something that enchants) · eo sorĉeraĵo (something that enchants) · pt encantamento (something that enchants) · tr büyü (something that enchants) · grc κήλημα (something that enchants) · de Verzauberung (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · ro magie (something that enchants) · pl urok (something that enchants) · cmn 魅力 (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · pl oczarowanie (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · fi lumoaminen (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · fi lumoutuminen (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · hu varázs (something that enchants) · gl encantamento (something that enchants) · ja 魔法 (something that enchants) · ro farmec (something that enchants) · bg очарование (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · fi lumovoima (something that enchants) · ca encantament (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · fi loitsu (something that enchants) · enm enchauntement (something that enchants) · hu varázslás (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · tr büyülenme (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · tr büyülem (something that enchants) · ru волшебство́ (something that enchants) · hu elvarázsolás (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · enm chauntement (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · bg омагьосване (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · ro vrajă (something that enchants) · pl zaczarowanie (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · pl powab (something that enchants) · pl czar (something that enchants) · sv förtrollning (something that enchants) · fi loihtiminen (act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted) · ru колдовство́ (something that enchants) · ga draíocht (something that enchants)